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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS OF ALUMINUM OXIDE, SILICON CARBIDE, AND METALLIC | ||||||||||
| ABRASIVES, BY COUNTRY AND TYPE1 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||
| Aluminum oxide: | ||||||||||
| Crude: | ||||||||||
| Canada | 4,390 | $4,130 | 6,420 | $5,220 | ||||||
| China | 119,000 | 34,100 | 161,000 | 50,300 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 40,400 | 11,900 | 19,800 | 12,400 | ||||||
| Other | 4,480 | 2,060 | 5,130 | 1,710 | ||||||
| Total | 168,000 | 52,100 | 193,000 | 69,600 | ||||||
| Ground and refined: | ||||||||||
| Austria | 6,410 | 9,560 | 7,400 | 11,300 | ||||||
| Brazil | 11,600 | 9,630 | 11,100 | 8,550 | ||||||
| Canada | 938 | 1,390 | 715 | 1,320 | ||||||
| China | 2,010 | 784 | 3,450 | 1,770 | ||||||
| France | 1,260 | 1,900 | 1,410 | 2,500 | ||||||
| Germany | 9,900 | 14,400 | 10,700 | 14,400 | ||||||
| Hungary | 2,120 | 1,730 | 1,880 | 1,640 | ||||||
| Italy | 3,030 | 2,660 | 4,060 | 3,170 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 780 | 919 | 231 | 255 | ||||||
| South Africa | 40 | 115 | 22 | 31 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 831 | 2,030 | 364 | 891 | ||||||
| Other | 1,800 | 2,640 | 2,630 | 3,030 | ||||||
| Total | 40,700 | 47,700 | 44,000 | 48,800 | ||||||
| Silicon carbide: | ||||||||||
| Crude: | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 380 | 167 | 456 | 273 | ||||||
| China | 118,000 | 55,400 | 106,000 | 59,100 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 4,140 | 558 | 6,800 | 1,450 | ||||||
| Romania | 6,180 | 720 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Russia | 1,510 | 913 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Venezuela | 8,050 | 3,280 | 5,190 | 2,880 | ||||||
| Other | 6,210 | 7,910 | 2,270 | 2,910 | ||||||
| Total | 145,000 | 69,000 | 121,000 | 66,600 | ||||||
| Ground and refined: | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 10,500 | 9,250 | 9,600 | 9,340 | ||||||
| Canada | 756 | 814 | 231 | 266 | ||||||
| China | 16,300 | 13,700 | 17,400 | 20,100 | ||||||
| Japan | 2,040 | 10,700 | 1,820 | 10,200 | ||||||
| Norway | 1,300 | 6,170 | 2,660 | 14,100 | ||||||
| Russia | 1,710 | 1,310 | 1,540 | 1,200 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 2,680 | 1,540 | 1,800 | 1,160 | ||||||
| Vietnam | 3,450 | 2,660 | 5,700 | 4,110 | ||||||
| Other | 1,810 | 5,730 | 2,220 | 7,850 | ||||||
| Total | 40,500 | 51,900 | 43,000 | 68,400 | ||||||
| Metallic abrasives: | ||||||||||
| Canada | 12,300 | 6,980 | 13,800 | 8,370 | ||||||
| China | 2,820 | 1,890 | 2,970 | 2,640 | ||||||
| Germany | 2,320 | 3,320 | 2,740 | 3,830 | ||||||
| Other | 2,100 | 2,220 | 2,900 | 2,520 | ||||||
| Total | 19,600 | 14,400 | 22,400 | 17,400 | ||||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Customs value. | ||||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program